Wind-shield.



No. 883,261. PATENTED MAR. 31, 1908.

J. WEBSTER.

WIND SHIELD.

AFPLIOATION' FILED FEB. e, 1907.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

floi'fififififilz PATENTED MAR. 81, 1908. 5. WEBSTER.

WIND SHIELD.

APIPLIGATION FILED rm. e, 1907.

JAMES WEBSTER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

No SBBQjSL Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 3 1, 1908.

Application filed February 6, 1907. Serial No. 356,073.

To all whom it me; concem:

Be it known that 'LlJarrns Wnnsrnn, a

citizenof the United States, and resident of Chicago, county of C0012, and State of Illinois, "have invented certain new anduseful linroveinents in 'Wind-Shields, of which the ollowing 1s a specification, and which are l illustrated in the accompanying drawings,

' ice, easily fo forming apart thereof.

The object of the invention; is to rovide a sectional wind shield for'automobi es which may be rigidly supported inosition for serv dad, and rigidl folded position,

The invention consists in the structure I hereinafter described and which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whlch Figure], a rear: elevation of the shield;

'Fig. 2 is a detail of the edge elevation thereof,

changes of position being indicated by dotted lines; Figs. 3 and 4 are sectional. detai s on the lines B,'8'and 4-4, respectively, of Fig. 1;

. Fig. 5 is arear elevation of the wind shield,

showing a modified form of construction; Flg. 6 is a detail side elevation of the saline, changes of position bein indicated by dotted lines; Figs. 7 and 8 are etail sections on the lines 7-Z and 88, respectively; and Fig. 9 is a detail of a part of thehinge.

The shield comprises a plurality of glazed se'ctionaas shown two inrnumber and designated, respectively, 10am]. 1]..

The lower section 10 is adapted to rest upon the upper edge of a dash-board (not shown), and may be secured thereto by an suitable means,

and is stayed by means 0 a rod 12 leading laterally and adapted for attaohment,to a partof the frame of the machine. The upper shield section 11 is adapted to rest upon the lower section, when in service, edge to edge,

' and the two sections arehinged together so that the upper nl'ay fold inwardly or rearwardly against the face of the lower section, as indicated by dotted llnes in Fig. 2.

Difiiculty has beencncounterod in roviding a folding wind shield for automobi es, due

to the 'factthat the steering wheel 13 is psually so positioned that the up er section, if

d hwn past it if hinge at its lower edge to the u per edge of the lower, section. This difi'icu ty is overcome in the present instance by using a pair "of strap hinges to secure the :two shield secztions to ether, the lower leaf 14 of each hinge being 5 idabl secured Within an extended attac ed to the inner. face of the side the loop 1 y secured in its inserted, setting through the side member of the lower section and entering a threaded 'as shown at 23, is

member of the frame of the lower shield sec'- tion; the upper leaf 16 of the hinge being fixedly secured to the inner face of the side member of the u er shield section.

" In order to'fo r the shield the upper sec tion is raised, as indicated by dotted lines at X in Fig. 2, the lungs leaf 14 sliding through 1:). hen raised sufficiently the up er s eld section is swung backwardly, as int icated by dotted lines at Y, Fig. 2, and is i then lowered to the dotted lines position Z, Fig. 2, the hinge leaves sliding downwardly within the loops.

In order to properly stay the upper shield section when in position for service, a rigid. stra 17 is secured to the outer face of each of tie side members of the lower shieldscction and is prolonged. upwardly, the upper section bearing against'it. A scrcw-bolt 18, preferably having wings for convenience of v manipulation, is set through the SlklfidllQ-l'lh bers of the upper section into the strap 17. When the shield is folded theloolt 18 is again socket in the strap 17, thereby rigidly lockirlig the parts together and preventingratt ing.

Preferably the stay rod 12 is bolted to cars 1 9 projecting from the extended portionof the stra 17.

Tliejframes of the shield sections are preferabl of wood, and the glass 20 may be secure thereto by bein seated in a rabbet, as shown in Fig. 3, a l je'adin'g 21 being applied to hold it 1n place Preferably a stop is provided for limiting the upward movement of the hinge strap 14,

and in order to adapt the deviceto different rnakes of automobiles this stop should be ad justable. As shown the stop takes the form of a hooded stud or bolt 22, engaging a threaded socket in the hinge strap and adapted to contactwith the lowcrend of the loop 15 when the shield section is raised sufllciently to permit it to clear the steering wheel as it swings downward. A, lurality ofsockets,

rdvillhd in the hinge strap for purposes of ad ustment.

In the construction shown in Figs. 5 to 9, in place of the loo 15 there is used a bolt 24 setting through tie side bar of the lower shield section'anda longitudinal slot 25 in the lower leaf of the hinge-which unites the two sections, the head 26 of this bolt having a bearing upon the outer surface of the hinge leaf, and its stem carrying a win ed nut 27 by means of which the hinge may be securely bound to the frame of the shield. The side bar of the lower shield section is longitudinally channeled, as shown at 28, to receive a stud 29 on the lower end of the hinge leat.- For the purpose of preventing the parts from accidental displacement the channel 28 is preferably T-shaped, and the stud 29 is correspondingly formed. The T-shape of the channel 28 is secured by cutting it in the frame of suflicient width to form the head of the T and covering it with a plate 30 having a slot of less width to accommodate the stem of the stud. The thumb-screw 18 is used as in the other form of construction, an aperture 31 extending through the side bar of the lower shield section and through the plate 17 within which it is threaded, to accommo date it.

1 claim as my invention- 1. In a wind shield, in combination, a plurality of sections, hinges uniting adjacent sec tions and having a sliding engagement with one of the sections.

52. in a wind shield, in combination, a plurality of sections, hinges uniting adjacent sections and having a sliding engagement with one of the sections, a rigid strap secured to one section and being prolonged to engage the other, and a locking device forsecuring the section last referred to to such strap.

3. In a wind shield, in combination, a plurality of sections, hinges uniting adjacent sections and having a sliding engagement with one of the sections, a ri id strap secured to one section and being pro onged to engage the other, a locking device for securing the' section last referred to tosuch strap, and a locking device for rigidly securing the two sections together when in their folded relation.

4. In a wind shield, in combination, a plurality of sections, hinges uniting adjacent sections and having a sliding engagement with one of the sections, and a stop for limiting the movement of the slidable member of the hinge.

5. In a wind shield, incombination, a plurality of sections, hinges for uniting the two sections, one leaf thereof being fixed to the upper section, a screw-bolt for securing the lower leaf of the hinge to the lower shield sec-- tion and being longitudinally slidable in one of such members, and means for securing the upper shield section in the position of service.

6. In a wind shield, in combinaticm, a plurality of sections, a hinge having one leaf fixed to the upper section and having its other leaf longitudir-ially slotted, a screwholt set through the lower shield section and the slot in the lower leaf of the hinge, and means for holding the upper shield section in the position of service.

7. 111 a wind shield, in combination, a plurality of sections, a hinge having one leaf fixed to the upper section and having its other leaf longitudinally slotted, a screw-bolt set through the lower shield section and. the slot in the lower leaf of the hinge, means for holding the upper shield section in the position of service, and a T-stud formed on the lower leaf of the hin e and engaging alongitudinal T-slot in the side bar of the lower shield sec tion.

8. In a wind shield, in combination, a pin rality of sections, and flexing hinges uniting adjacent sections, such hinges being in fixed engagement with one section and in sliding engagement with the other section.

9. In a wind shield, in combination, a plurality of sections, leaf hinges for uniting the sections, such hinges having a sliding engagement withone section.

E. M. KLAr-cnnn, *GEohE. WALno. 

